cluster fig vs sycomore

Ficus congesta compared with Ficus sycomorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cluster fig	sycomore
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family same	Moraceae	Moraceae
Genus same	Ficus	Ficus
Species	Ficus congesta	Ficus sycomorus

Evolutionary Relationship

cluster fig and sycomore share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ficus.

Conservation Status

cluster fig

LC — Least Concern

sycomore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cluster fig	sycomore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cluster fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

sycomore

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

cluster fig

Ficus congesta, a species within the enormously diverse fig genus of the family Moraceae, is a tropical tree producing characteristic clustered figs that ripen to attract frugivorous birds, bats, and mammals. The genus Ficus comprises over 800 species distributed pantropically, and F. congesta occupies forest habitats across Southeast Asia and Melanesia, where it grows in primary and secondary lowland tropical forests at varying elevations. Like other members of the genus, Ficus congesta maintains an obligate pollination mutualism with a specific fig wasp species in the family Agaonidae; each fig species and its wasp partner have co-evolved in tight specificity over millions of years. The tree produces figs in dense clusters on the trunk and branches, providing an abundant and reliable food source for wildlife that supplement more seasonal fruiting trees. Ficus congesta is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN given the breadth of its range across Melanesia and parts of island Southeast Asia. Figs serve critical ecological roles as keystone resources in tropical forests, sustaining frugivore populations during periods when other fruits are scarce. The species contributes to forest regeneration as frugivores disperse its seeds widely across the landscape.